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Satellite image of a hurricane named "Fran."
Hurricane Fran was a large,
powerful, destructive hurricane that made landfall near Cape Fear, North
Carolina on September 5, 1996. Fran was the sixth named storm the 1996
hurricane season. It was so destructive that the name "Fran" was retired
from use. Satellite image by NASA.